The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-06
COURT PROCEEDINGS.


j. NJ. Feese, Henry Gsmberling,
Aaron Renniuger and II. X Reigle
were appointed tipstaves.
QUARTER SESSION.
Tho cases in the Quarter Sessions
numbered 25 including Offences Of
Mayhem, Assault and Battery with
intent 10 kill, &c. For. and Bas.,
Surety Of the Poacs. &c. 1t being |
the largest criminal list ever known
in Snyder County.
The first case disposed Of was The
va. Jacob Lands,
the man from West Perry township
who was lodged in Jail sometime last
spring for intolerable treatment to-
wards his family which consisted at
that time, OF very sick wife and
several children. The fact that bis
children appeared in Court and tes-
tilted against him, was evidence OF
tho strongest nature OF bis guilt. Ho
was therefore convicted, but as his
family is broken up and sattered,
bis wife having died while ho was in
Jail and tue children being among rel
atives, it was not deemed necessary
to place him under bond, but be
was sehtanced to pay fine Of Sl,00
and costs Of prosecution.
The next was tho case of Tho Com
monwoalth vs. Edward Solomon for
For. and Bas. While this case was
prosecuted with rigor by two able
counsel for the Commonwealth, it
was likewise, defended by no less
than four experienced lawyers, two
Of whom we're from Union County.
As u natural consequence the trial
Of this case consumed considerable
time for one Of its kind, but the oc-
casion was onlivened by the songs
of two twin boy babies who seemed
to be the trouble in the case. MIR.
Solomon, the defendant was found
guilty aud received almost double
tho usual sentence. He preferred tc
) go to jail rather than comply with
the sentence and was promptly plac-
ed there by the Sheriff.
, The third was the case OF The
: Commonwealth vs. Foster l.. Smith
, indicted for For. and Bas. This de-
fendant was acquitted. The infor
= mant Hannah Clop having first tes
titled to the defendants guilt, on he
, cross examination sue acknowledge,
. his innocence and stated that sh'
, was induced to prosecute this do
0 fendant by several women in Selins'
, grove who made her believe sh'
could secure $4,000 from the de!t
b The fourth was the case Of Th
r Common wealth vs. Elmer Sham
r bach, indicted for disturbing relig
Il ious meetings. The evidence on th
= part of the Commonwealth shove
q that the defendant was very unrui
O and misbehavcd on several occasion
10 by eating corn and giving it to 9th
ers, lighting a stick at the stove On
holding it at the head Of apothe
., walking about, singing in q yer
' loud tone, and shifting an organ &c
;, during services. The evidence fc
. the defeuce showed some what
= the contrary. Dsft. was acquite
but ordered to pay costs of prosec'
ton.
)" The Gftb was the case of the Con
!. monwealth VS.. George Wenrich, ii
- dicted for Mayhem, Assault and Ba
i terry with intent to kill, aggravatt
~ assault and battery &c. This seen
- " ed to be tho principal case Of Il
~ week. The Commonwealth show
- by skilled physicians that the iniur
Samuel Drumheler the prosecute
y. =, received from the defendant WAS
-, such II nature as to render it abs
-, lutely impossible for person to i
=, hict such wound on another wi
- his bare fist, but that it must ha
been done with some sharp cutti
or instrument. The testimony on t
'Et part of the defendant showed th
u on July ith, last, at about nj
ty O'Clock iu the evening while Geor
ire Wenrich the Deft. was wateri
nd some horses in front Of the Hotel
"a w. Holzworth whore he was acti
Tor as hostler, there were some part
lot quarreling on the pavement DE
I'LL Wourich told them they should /
I'd fight there, but that they should
DC, into the street or alley. 1t seem
this insulted the prosecutor "
M threw off his coat aud drew to
for Wenrich, who swore that he IL
Ak struck Drumheiler with his bare